Finalizing its proposed syllabus for public educational institutions on Thursday, the Federal Education and Professional Training Ministry, strongly urged for all federating divisions to implement the teaching of Quran as a compulsory subject from grades 1 to 12. The minister of state, Muhammad Balighur Rehman, presented the final draft of recommendations before the Council of […]
A Lahore-based university has banned male and female students sitting together as a ‘couple’, believing that it goes against ‘cultural and religious’ norms. However, students are allowed to sit in a group of three or more. A notice publicized on May 4th, at the University of Sargodha, Lahore (UoSL) campus disallows ‘inappropriate interaction between male and […]
Every Pakistani that is currently fasting in the month of Ramzan fully understands the importance of moon sighting in the country. The Ruet E Hilal committee is always perplexed about the situation as they are often unable to spot the moon. This time again the same incident repeated itself when the Ruet E Hilal […]
The International Science and Engineering Fair is going to take place in Los Angeles, US, this week and 9 Pakistani Students have been shortlisted in order to represent their country. A representative of this particular institution stated, “The young innovators referred to as Team Pakistan will represent the country at the fair and compete against […]
World’s leading global research institution, iCarnegie Global Learning, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, has signed an agreement with ninthd (9th D). In order to offer international certifications to fresh graduates, entrepreneurs, employees, employers, businessmen and organizations in Pakistan at affordable prices. The agreement will allow iCarnegie Global Learning to share its valuable knowledge, research […]
Apr 28 2014 | Posted in
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Philosophers and biologists agree that the great talent that distinguishes us from the rest of the animal world is the power of language, but that does not help to answer the big question: how do we acquire language? Neuroscientists now found a crucial clue: when a person hears verbs and nouns associated with a body […]
Apr 25 2014 | Posted in
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The U.S. Supreme Court has endorsed the suspension of affirmative action in public universities in Michigan. The decision, announced Tuesday, gives the reason the state and opens the way for others to suspend one of the laws that were used to promote the access of racial minorities to higher education. The State of Michigan rejected […]
It was recently reported from Peshawar that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has given out a verdict regarding the students who have completed their Masters degree. It is being said that once they have managed to achieve this milestone in their lives and yet they are unemployed, then the government will take a stand in order […]
According to the latest reports, the Islamabad High Court has ordered the government to appoint a new chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) within the next 15 days. The chairman HEC case was heard by Justice Shaukat Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court bench. The court had also summoned the Federal secretary, who said […]
Recently a survey by the team of Geo News revealed that several government-run schools in Karachi are actually occupied by illegal mafias. It was quite shocking for the team to believe that these mafias are not only controlling the schools; in fact, they are using them for personal usage. A few school premises have been […]
It has been recently reported from Rawalpindi that a few unknown men shot a college professor dead in Rawalpindi. Sources claim that the college professor was leaving the college gate when a few unknown men, who were riding a motorbike, approached him and gunned him down. Professor Imrani, who has been teaching for the past […]
Due to the severe cold which has taken over the province in the last two weeks, the parents have requested the school teachers that it should remain closed for at least one more week. It was decided by the Sindh government on Sunday and announced by the Sindh Secretary Education that all public and […]